Carlos Barbosa-Lima

• Born: December 17, 1944
• Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
• Genres: Jazz
• Instrument: Guitar
• Representative Albums: "Plays Jobim & Gershwin," "Plays the Entertainer and Selected Works by Joplin," "Brazil, with Love"

Biography

Carlos Barbosa-Lima has long been a masterful interpreter of a wide range of melodic music. A brilliant acoustic guitarist, Barbosa-Lima gives taste and feeling to works that range from Gershwin to Bach, Jobim to Debussy. Although not an improviser, Barbosa-Lima has been featured on an extensive series of recordings for Concord's Concerto and Picante subsidiaries. A native of Brazil, Barbosa-Lima began studying the guitar when he was seven . Among his teachers were the influential Brazilian guitarist Isaias Savio and Andres Segovia. While still a child, he was performing in public and he made his recording debut when he was just 12. He first toured the United States in 1967 and during 1971-72 Barbosa-Lima performed in London and New York, gaining a worldwide reputation. He lived in New York for quite a few years before settling in Puerto Rico. Carlos Barbosa-Lima's tasteful yet virtuosic control of the guitar has resulted in consistently delightful solo recitals for Concord Concerto that appeal to a wide audience. Thus far his releases have found him exploring the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Gershwin, Scott Joplin, Luiz Bonfa, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein (songs from West Side Story) and a variety of lesser-known Brazilian composers. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Mambo No. 5 Buy this CD	Alma y Corazon Buy this CD	Siboney Buy this CD	Natalia Buy this CD	Brazil, with Love Buy this CD
Ginastera's Sonata Buy this CD	Music of the Americas Buy this CD	Chants for the Chief Buy this CD	Rhapsody in Blue/West Side Story Buy this CD	Boto Buy this CD

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